Garment hanger



June l2, 1951 j M. FlcHMAN GARMENT HANGER I Filed NOV. 4, 1947 i IN VENTOR. l /lOf/ZIS Z'Cma/y, Y l v ev l l I Patented `lune 12,4 1951 :l i

1f- UNITEDV STATES. PATENT lOFFICE v 2,556,530 y l `eAieiviEN'r HANGER vv Morris Fichman, New York, N. Y. Application November 4, 1947, serialNo. 783,929

ans coat and skirt, or a mans coatand trousers. ""'The common coathangers at the present time than the coat hanger, the coat will not beproperly supported, and bulges will be formed in the shoulders, `makingan unsightly appearance whenl i An object of this invention, therefore,is to pro- `-videa coat hanger thatis susceptible'of variation ofshoulder size, as well as a coat hanger that will simultaneously suspendmens trousers or womens skirts and the coats of either.

. Another object of the invention is to provide a coat hanger that iseasy to adjust'to proper Asize and once adjusted, will be maintained atthat size, a coat hanger that isfin'eicpensive to manufacture, isattractive in appearance, and will ocf cupy approximately the same spaceas an ordinary wire hanger. v

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists of the novel details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is an elevational view of a garment hanger constructed inaccordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 1 and Figure 6 isa detailed fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of theinvention.

Relating more in detail to the drawing, the reference numeral I0designates a coat hanger constructed in accordance with the invention.The coat hanger I0 can be made of metal or plastic or a suitablesubstitute for either. The coat hanger I 0 comprises a shaped strip ofiiexible material which is formed to provide the coat supporting portionIl. This portion comprises a neck portion I2, to which, at the centerthereof, is fixed a suspending hook I3. Formed at the tare rigid as faras shoulder size is concerned. Therefore, if a coat is larger across theshoulders opposite ends of the neck portion, integral therewith, are thearcuate shaped shoulder supporting portions I4 and I5 respectively. Themateknoblike member 21.

rial is very flexible, so that' the lower ends 'of the portions I4 and:I 5 can be moved away from each otherto enlarge the distance betweenthe 'portions," to accommodate coats of various sizes.

Movement of the ends'of the portions toward 'or away from each other isaccomplished in the 'in the outer internally threaded e'n'ds of thetubes Ziland 2| respectively.

The tube 20 is provided with a right ha'nd internal thread 22, while thetube 2I is provided with a left hand internal thread 23. VThreaded inthe inner ends of the tubes 2i! and 2|, with complementaryshaped'threads 24 and'25 respectively is the rod 26. Sleeved on thelrod'2Ii, centrally thereof, between'the innerends of the tubes 20 and2|, and xed thereto, is the knurled The stem I9`on the loo'p I'I isprovided with external threads'simila'r to the internal threads of thetube 20 while the stem I9 on the loop I8 is provided with externalthreads similar to the internal threads of the tube 2|. 'I'he tubes arethreaded onto their respective stems prior to the connecting of the rodto the tubes. These tubes may be threaded onto the stems as shown inFig. 2 or they may be threaded onto the stems for any desired distancedepending upon the extent it is desired to expand the hanger for thegarment to be hung thereon.

Therefore, if the knob 21 is turned, the tubes will be caused toseparate at the inner ends, as the result, by the twisting action of thedifferent type threads.

Thus the hanger is adjusted for supporting coats of various sizes.

Suspended on the tubes ZIJ and 2 I, in pairs, are

the skirt and trouser hangers 28 and 29 and 30 f and 3l, respectively.

These hangers, above the opposed jaw portions 32, have pinched neckportions 33, whereby a firmer grip is obtained on the articles to besuspended therefrom.

At the upper ends of the jaw portions, each of the hangers is providedwith an oiset suspension portion 34. An opening 35, in these portions,permits the hangers to be slidably mounted on the tubes 2U and 2Irespectively.

The hangers being offset, permit two or more pairs of trousers or two ormore skirts to be suspended from the tubes at the same time. Any numberof hangers can be used, according to the number of pairs of trousers,desired to be suspended on the tubes.

In use, the jaws are inserted over the inner side of one-half of thetrouser bottom, so that when moved away from each other, the jaws willrest in the seams at opposite ends of the cuis on the trousers. In askirt, the waistband is inserted between the jaws and then suspended.

The hangers sliding tightly on the tubes will, by means of friction,retain the hangers in sep'- arated position so that the trousers orskirts hang safely without danger of dropping therefrom.

A garment hanger has thus been provided that will support a coat and twoor more pairs of trousers, or two or more skirts, simultaneously.

In the modified form shown in Figure 6, only one tube 36 is used. Thistube is provided with a smooth bore 3'! for its entire length.

Loops 38 similar to loops I1 and I8 are similarly connected to the bentends I6, and threaded stems 39 formed on these loops, are inserted intothe other ends of the tube 36.

Nuts 40 are threadably mounted on each stem 39. Thus the portions I4 andI5 can be pulled apart to the right size and the nuts threaded inwardlyon the stems until they engage the outer ends of the tubes 36. Thus theends of the tubes will, by engaging the nuts 40, retain the coat hangerin the size to which it has been adjusted.

This adjustment can also be made by rotating the nuts in oppositedirections, causing the stems to move outwardly of the tubes 3E to causethe portions I4 and l5 to be moved toward and away from each other.

This form of the hanger is adjustable, as is the form previouslydescribed.

It is believed that from the foregoing description, the operation andconstruction of the various forms of the invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, and it is to be understood that changes in theminor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts maybe resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the inventionand the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger of the character described comprising a garment`supporting portion made from. a strip of shaped flexible material havingfree inturned ends, a loop loosely connected to each inturned end, athreaded stem on each loop, an internally threaded tube on each stem,right and left hand threads in said tube respectively, a rod threaded toengage said tubes at their inner ends, a knurled knob at the center ofsaid rod whereby said rod may be rotated to draw said tubes toward eachother so that the free ends of the garment supporting portion may beurged toward or away from each other to vary the overall dimensions ofsaid garment supporting portion to t garments of various sizes.

2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein means is suspended from saidtubes to hang an article thereby, and said means frictionally engagessaid tubes to retain said articles safely thereon.

MORRIS FTCHMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,195,041 Lendle Aug. 15, 19152,378,578 Oskow June 19, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number 1 Country Date'406,085 France Nov. 30, 1909 1,833 Great Britain 1910

